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Installation instructions for Nginx Server

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This document provides installation instructions for Nginx server. If you are unable to use these instructions for your server, RapidSSL recommends that you contact the server vendor or the organization, which supports Nginx.

You need to combine the Server certificate (SSL_Certificate.crt) file and the Intermediate CA Certificate (intermediateCA.crt) into a single concatenated file

To get a single concatenated file out of the Intermediate CA and the SSL Certificate run the following command:

catintermediateCA.crt >> SSL_Certificate.crt

NOTE: The file names above should have been received within a .ZIP file from the RapidSSL Security Center account. If the certificate was delivered from another location, then the file names should be updated to the names of the local certificates files that are being used.

Step 3: Edit the Nginx virtual hosts file

Open your Nginx virtual host file for the website you are securing.

NOTE: If you need your site to be accessible through both secure (https) and non-secure (http) connections, you will need a server module for each type of connection.

Make a copy of the existing non-secure server module and paste it below the original.

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